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Lessons Learned For Emergency Preparedness Planning And The Psychological After-Effects

March 3, 2011 by

When a disaster's physical evidence is gone - debris removed, shooter arrested, ashes cold - the psychological effects of the disaster on emergency responders and civilians involved still may burn. Emergency mental health, a field often overlooked in the chaos, is a vital component of any disaster response, but may not be well represented in emergency preparedness planning...

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